History of the United States II / Unit 2 USH2 0172 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Plains Nations
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The idea
About two hundred fifty thousand Native Americans lived on the Great Plains before the westward expansion of settlers and railroads.
In practice
Piles of bison skulls waiting to be ground into fertilizer, a photograph the Yawp reproduces.
Where people slip
The bison were killed for leather, fertilizer and sport. Destroying the herds destroyed the Plains nations' economy.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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